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The fight against AIDS in Ukraine has become more efficient
25.07.2013 10:36 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
There has been a 12% reduction in the death rate from AIDS-related diseases. These are the results of the research during the first six months of year 2013 conducted by Ukrainian control center over socially dangerous diseases under the Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine, Mykola Azarov Official Website reports.
Just over the first six months of this year 1,802 deaths from AIDS have been recorded, while during the same period last year the figure amounted to 2,039 people. This indicates the correct direction of the public policy to counter HIV-infection/AIDS. One of the priority tasks of the Ministry of Public Health in this area is also provision of access to antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected patients.
The result of the implementation of prevention programmes is the tendency to stabilize the epidemic situation in vulnerable groups who are at high risk of HIV infection, as well as reduction of the rate of increase of new incidences of the disease among these groups. A continued trend towards reduction in the incidences of HIV infection has been recorded in the age group from 15 to 24 years old.
As of the beginning of July, 5162 HIV-infected patients were diagnosed with AIDS and the morbidity rate of AIDS remained at the level of the first half of year 2012 and amounted to 11.3 per 100 thousand people.
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